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      Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/afteraz
Proto-Germanic
    
    Etymology
    
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó + *-teros (contrastive suffix). See *ab.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.te.rɑz/
Inflection
    
Declension of *afteraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *afteraz | *afterai | *afterō | *afterôz | *afterą, -atō | *afterō | 
| Accusative | *afteranǭ | *afteranz | *afterǭ | *afterōz | *afterą, -atō | *afterō | 
| Genitive | *afteras, -is | *afteraizǫ̂ | *afteraizōz | *afteraizǫ̂ | *afteras, -is | *afteraizǫ̂ | 
| Dative | *afterammai | *afteraimaz | *afteraizōi | *afteraimaz | *afterammai | *afteraimaz | 
| Instrumental | *afteranō | *afteraimiz | *afteraizō | *afteraimiz | *afteranō | *afteraimiz | 
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *afterô | *afteraniz | *afterǭ | *afterōniz | *afterô | *afterōnō | 
| Accusative | *afteranų | *afteranunz | *afterōnų | *afterōnunz | *afterô | *afterōnō | 
| Genitive | *afteriniz | *afteranǫ̂ | *afterōniz | *afterōnǫ̂ | *afteriniz | *afteranǫ̂ | 
| Dative | *afterini | *afterammaz | *afterōni | *afterōmaz | *afterini | *afterammaz | 
| Instrumental | *afterinē | *afterammiz | *afterōnē | *afterōmiz | *afterinē | *afterammiz | 
Usage notes
    
The adjective itself is only attested in Old High German and declined as weak, but it served as the basis for many adverbial and prepositional derivations.
Derived terms
    
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